How to avoid banging your wrist in Kettlebell Snatch-Steve Cotter

[gryfin80]

Awesum cheers buddy

[bluez4u2]

I don't simply just punch it up and it prevents the banging. 

[loxspliff1]

i actually prefer the wrist smashing because im a kickboxer and it greatly calcifies my bones in my forearm

[DetectiveDaggerz]

@loxspliff1 thats a side i'd never thought of lol, shame i cant bang the kettlebell all over my forearms when snatching ;)

[DocLawrenz]

This is the Absolute best explanation of how to do the KB SNATCH!! EXCELLENT VIDEO, Brother....THANKS!!

[eddouble11]

Thank You very much!!! Will do!!

[jcyprianus]

Damm... I like the way tis guy break thngs down! Its so clear!

[bobmac84]

I watched the DVD again in slow motion. Even in the ones that look like the KB is flipping over, the hand is moving around the KB , not the other way around. It's all in the timing as the KB approached the peak. I love the Encyclopedia DVD's. It will tale me years to master all the techniques in them.

[rwese]

So thos is also a legit way you can do it in case you want to do the RKC? just askin...

[bobmac84]

What's confusing me is what he is showing here is not what is shown in his "Encyclopedia of KB Lifting" DVD's. On the DVD the handle is always horizontal and the bell flips over the hand at top. Is the technique in this video a different type of snatch?

[bdumaguina]

@bobmac84 I haven't seen those videos you mentioned, but based on my knowledge of this workout tool; it DEPENDS on your goals. For fitness enthusiasts, THIS snatch technique may be used to prevent hurting the forearm and wrist. But for martial arts clients, that horizontal handle-bell flip over the top is preferred I guess. The constant banging strengthens their forearms (for blocking strikes) and wrist (for gripping:jujitsu/judo)

[editstein]

banging your wrist with a ketlebell means only poor form. A martial artist should know how to toughen his forearm from through martial art practice. It is unnecessary to do so trough sloppy kettlebell tecnique. By learning how to insert the hand correctly you will be able to do a much higher volume of training and develope more density in the forearm through higher volume of training. Cotter himself has many years of martial art training.

[lew708]

@bobmac84 - I have that AWESOME set of KB DVD's also. He does kinda go into this on the DVD. It is called the "corkscrew snatch" on the DVD. All he did here was apply the corkscrew snatches positioning to the swing style snatch. If you can recall, he said the corkscrew is generally used for high rep work whereas the swing style is used for grip work! He just intertwined the two here!

[texasleprechaun]

Steve is the best overall KB instructor. If he ever has a course in Houston I would like to attend it.

[bpodonovan]

steve seriously knows his shit

[MISSING243]

This guy really know what he's taking about and how to educate

[liyon316]

Can't wait to try this out. Thanks Steve!

[editstein]

This is the proper snatch, I dont know which other form of snatch you have seen/practicing, If U are flipping the kb over the hand and banging on the wrist a la RKC that is not the cirrect form. Are you from India ? Steve will be teaching courses in India I believe september 2011. Please let me know i

[Ramshobraja]

@editstein I'm in Texas. it would be great to attend one of his courses here in Texas. Thanks to Cotter's videos I have been able to master the clean and jerk. But the snatch eludes me. My forearms are sorely bruised up.

[Ramshobraja]

This is very different and unique from other types of snatches. I wonder what the difference is.

[bobmac84]

Steve's videos are the best. After viewing a few here I bought his DVD set. Well worth it. I keep the YouTube videos in a playlist in case I need to review a technique while away from home.

[DavidBlanch0]

I love how he can just hold the bell in straight arm like its no big deal...

[hokukoroku]

excellent tips!

[lew708]

This guy is FU@%IN' awesome!!! Best kettlebell instructor on the planet!!!

[chelseamatt]

Steve Cotter's brilliant, eh :) Absolutely brilliant.